you need similar test items to check set of services on different servers), use Copy operation. Copy: If you need to create test item similar to existing one and then change some parameters of the new item (e.g. Unlike "copy" operation that creates independent copy of the test item, "link" operation does not create another test item - it creates link (image) of the test item. Links allow you to put the same test item(s) into several different folders.
For more informationĪbout user interface, please, refer to TestList & Windows section of this documentation. Refresh test(s) status, Reset statistics, Show statistics, View private log, Trace, Telnet. List of available actions: Add test, Edit test(s), Remove test(s), Copy test(s), Enable/Disable test(s), Pause/Resume test(s), Popup menu or a Test menu in a main window of Note: To operate with a test or a group of tests user can use Toolbar, If necessary the program starts actions defined in the action profile. You can find information about different log file types in Log&Reports section of this documentation If necessary HostMonitor adds information into a log file. Updates statistics (dynamical properties), such as Total time, Alive time, Dead time, Total tests, Passed tests, Failed tests, Average reply, etc Ĝhecks " Optional status processing" options ("Reverse alert", "Use Warning status", "Use Normal status") and sets user defined status when necessary After finishing a test HostMonitor performs next steps:.
'Wait for Master', 'Out of schedule', 'Paused').
'Ok', 'Bad', 'Bad contents' there are also special statuses available: 'Not tested', 'Checking.', 'Disabled', HostMonitor assigns one of the available statuses to it ('Host is alive', 'No answer', 'Unknown', 'Unknown host',
HostMonitorĭoesn't change statical properties the user has to set them in the Test Properties dialog Each test has a set of properties that can be divided into statical and dynamical properties.In order to be able to create a monitoring environment that suits your needs, does what you meant it to do and reacts to events adequately and predictably, you must have a good enough understand of: It is the administrator's responsibility to identify exactly what needs to be checked, and create a set of tests that will be doing the job. These checks, in the HostMonitor terminology, are called tests. Monitoring is done by performing periodic checks of the network resources that are to be watched. HostMonitor is a network-monitoring tool that allows you to keep a close eye on what is going on the network.